Alchemies of Violence: Myths of Identity and the Life of Trade in Western India

by Lawrence A. Babb

The several trading castes known generically as Marwaris are among the most powerful and wealthy groups in India. While they have spread throughout India and beyond, their homeland is Rajasthan. This absorbing book explores their origin myths and the manner in which these myths construct and express their social identities. Lawrence Babb draws attention to the special problems of self-definition faced by these groups and shows how myth engages these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9352808851
• ISBN13: 9789352808854
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Sage
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"